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HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsI thank my noble friend for making that point. It is incredibly important, not only within the medical community, where we were asked, for example, to lift some restrictions so…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsI am afraid I do not have the detailed answers to my noble friend’s questions, but I will write to her. On the overall sentiment behind that question, it is clear that people now…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsOne thing that has clearly upset a lot of people is that they are unable to visit. This means not just relatives but, as the noble Baroness rightly said, people who enter care…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsIt is unacceptable for a care home to punish a resident for raising concerns. This would be a breach of existing regulations, and the CQC will investigate any such cases. Although…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsI thank the noble Lord for raising this issue. I am sure he will recognise, from when we have worked together on a problem, that the first question I ask officials is: what is the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsHaving looked at the different procedures, I am sure that the noble Baroness is absolutely right. One thing that we want to do is to ensure that the guidance is quite clear. The…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsThe noble Baroness raises a very important point. When we look at the current landscape in the social care sector, it is clear that people do not really understand the overall…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Evicted ResidentsThe noble Baroness has identified a potential issue that we have to address, which is drilling down into detail. One of the things that the CQC does is to look at aggregate…10 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. In the end, this turned out to be an eclectic mix of amendments. Given that, I hope I can get the right…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken and particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, for her continuing championing of carers. Discharging people as soon…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe noble Lord may say that, but I have been advised that they were considered unaffordable. On Amendment 142, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, for his engagement with me on…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and I am sorry I was unable to engage as much on this issue as I was on others. I will speak first to government Amendments…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDElderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, and the Lord Speaker for allowing us time for this debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Lilley on securing the time for…04 Mar 2022HANSARDOrgan Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for bringing this Bill to the House and for enabling further debate on the best approach to tackling transplant tourism and how to…04 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for bringing the discussion of workforce planning before the House today. Perhaps before I go further, all noble Lords will want to join me…03 Mar 2022